***Official*** Pandora: The World of Avatar Information Thread

[RedSox68]

If they had to evacuate both buildings it sounds like something more serious happened then just a down ride and FoP does not go down the way a normal ride does since it has 4 theatres and it's usually an individual theatre that goes down.

Exactly -- if the ride went down they normally let people wait in line to see if they can get it up and running. I've never seen them evacuate a building because a ride went down -- unless they were just clearing the building because they don't expect the ride to be back up any time soon.

 

[dina444444]

Exactly -- if the ride went down they normally let people wait in line to see if they can get it up and running. I've never seen them evacuate a building because a ride went down -- unless they were just clearing the building because they don't expect the ride to be back up any time soon.

I've been cleared out of a building before at Disneyland with Indy, but that was after waiting for 20 minutes and the ride had not come back online. They did do guest recovery then by giving everyone a ride re admittance ticket that was good everywhere but like RSR.

 

[AngiTN]

Exactly -- if the ride went down they normally let people wait in line to see if they can get it up and running. I've never seen them evacuate a building because a ride went down -- unless they were just clearing the building because they don't expect the ride to be back up any time soon.

We've had to leave the ride area many times when a ride when down. As you said, when they don't expect it to be back up soon they do indeed clear the building. They won't just let you stand around waiting. Not Pandora rides, we were lucky in that they never went down while we were in line but other rides, yes.

 

[Gina Starr]

Since my husband didn't scan for FP before it went down, he got the anytime FP added automatically. He heard people who were either on the ride when it went down or people in line being told to go to guest relations. He said there was "Disney police" there too.

 

[rteetz]

If they had to evacuate both buildings it sounds like something more serious happened then just a down ride and FoP does not go down the way a normal ride does since it has 4 theatres and it's usually an individual theatre that goes down.

Agreed. This seems like more than just a ride issue.

 

[Chelsea510]

Looks like NRJ is back up. About to ride with FP since it was down during my original FP time

 

[Lost Yeti]

Geez, why did they have to evacuate? Sounds like they are still working the kinks out!

Blog Mickey reporting it was a fire alarm. Sounds like it's still unclear though

 

[PrincessV]

I have a FOP standby queue question... with posted wait times being so off at times, can anyone name a few things to look for in the queue that would let me know how far along I might be? Like, "if you've been waiting 45 mins and haven't made it past the blue guy in the tank, forget it: you've got another 2 hours to go"? We've only gone FP but would like to try standby at some point - but we won't make it much more than an hour+ so it would be helpful to have some idea as to what standby queue "scenes" correspond to how much farther there is to go.

 

[Gina Starr]

Yep they are both back up. My husband rode NRJ standby and happened to be in the right place at the right time and it was a walk on. He went to use his FP for FOP and just texted saying he should have got in standby line cause it was pretty much walk on too.

 

[Chelsea510]

FOP also just opened up. Got lucky and got into the standby line on our way to NRJ

 

[dina444444]

I have a FOP standby queue question... with posted wait times being so off at times, can anyone name a few things to look for in the queue that would let me know how far along I might be? Like, "if you've been waiting 45 mins and haven't made it past the blue guy in the tank, forget it: you've got another 2 hours to go"? We've only gone FP but would like to try standby at some point - but we won't make it much more than an hour+ so it would be helpful to have some idea as to what standby queue "scenes" correspond to how much farther there is to go.

You start outside on a winding path. Then it goes into the caverns which has 2 rooms, this is the part of the queue where it can be different each time because some of these switchbacks can be added in or not used. From there you go into the airlock which is the smallest room and has no switchbacks. The airlock room is what where the water fountains and bottle refill is. From there you go into the pre bioluminescence room and then into the bioluminescence room. The bioluminescence room you go through switchbacks that have you go up a ramp. The next room is the lab where the avatar animatronic is. The last room is the one with the banshee mural. After that you are sent to one of 3 lines that detemeine which level you are on and that line is usually no more than 10 minutes until you are sent into the compartment for the preshow.

 

[gometros]

The entrance from Africa has only recently been opened up as an entrance.

To manage the crowds around the grand opening they had CM's over there and it was only used as an exit so they could control the line and how many people were going into Pandora

We were the Friday and Saturday. Friday it was exit only, Saturday it was not. I guess they change depending on the crowds.

 

[PrincessV]

You start outside on a winding path. Then it goes into the caverns which has 2 rooms, this is the part of the queue where it can be different each time because some of these switchbacks can be added in or not used. From there you go into the airlock which is the smallest room and has no switchbacks. The airlock room is what where the water fountains and bottle refill is. From there you go into the pre bioluminescence room and then into the bioluminescence room. The bioluminescence room you go through switchbacks that have you go up a ramp. The next room is the lab where the avatar animatronic is. The last room is the one with the banshee mural. After that you are sent to one of 3 lines that detemeine which level you are on and that line is usually no more than 10 minutes until you are sent into the compartment for the preshow.

THANK YOU - this is perfect!!

 

[Disney & ME]

I've seen reports they have been doing the same on Frozen Ever After - that the posted time is much longer than in reality. I wonder if it is to discourage people from getting in line and then also people are happy when the wait is less than the posted amount (though a 180min posted time vs 30min reality seems like a really big difference and at only 30 mins you'd think they'd be ok with people getting in line then)

I think they do this quite often. We had it happen on the second day when Pandora opened. We got off FoP and got back in line on the bridge and were told that there was a 3 hour wait when it reality it was only 90 minutes! It actually is a business model, underpromise and overdeliver.

 

[AngiTN]

I think they do this quite often. We had it happen on the second day when Pandora opened. We got off FoP and got back in line on the bridge and were told that there was a 3 hour wait when it reality it was only 90 minutes! It actually is a business model, underpromise and overdeliver.

Yea, people rarely complain when their expected 180 min wait turned out to be 90 min but if their 90 min wait turns out to be 120 min they will holler to high heaven.

 

[sowetanamerican]

MDE says they are both down again?

 

[Spridell]

My husband is in Pandora now for a FOP FP and both FOP and Navi River Journey are down. They apparently had to evacuate the whole building. I didn't even realize they were in the same building.

WOW I didnt know either they were in same building. Amazing you can never tell when you are inside Pandora.

But you can see here from this pic

 

[Spridell]

MDE says they are both down again?

Yup. I wonder if they are having problems with the fire alarms.

 

[Barbara C]

Quick question - I wasn't able to get a FP+ for FoP for our stay in July. If we go straight to FoP on a with AK morning EMH, is the wait manageable?

 

[dina444444]

Quick question - I wasn't able to get a FP+ for FoP for our stay in July. If we go straight to FoP on a with AK morning EMH, is the wait manageable?

Your probably going to want to ask when your trip gets closer. It's been different daily with how the lines are since there isn't a true pattern yet.